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THE CIRCLE OF THE EMPIRE

THE CIRCLE OF THE EMPIRE
By Miroslav Trcak

GENRE: Thriller
LOGLINE:

Frustrated with his life, a rebel man with built-in artificial intelligence immerses behind the curtain of
lies, determined to debunk the great money laundering and stop the mysterious human disappearance. 

SYNOPSIS:

STORY

Year 2080- New York

ACT I

The city that never sleeps. The humans are mostly replaced by robots and machines. The scene itself opens with the brain washing process deep in the Shadow Intelligence Industry located near the Terminal Five. Then we go ten days before the occasion and realize the truth and how it all started. BRANDON, a thirty years-old man determined to put his intelligence on a higher level by creating his own robot- clone. This clone must remain the same as he is except the fact that he will be able to lurk much deeper behind the “lies” and will have the power to change things for better. The only person who knows all of his intentions is his sister Jenny. She is not happy with his decision but she is not letting him down. On that day she follows him to the Intelligence industry and they say farewell to each other like this is their last time together. But it is not.

ACT II

After the process, the gates open and all new robot clones walk out of the building. Brandon appears in front of Jenny. She cannot believe at first. The scene shows Brandon in his new “outfit”. He really remained the same with only one main difference. He is a machine now. They leave the industry with one thought on their minds. Mother must not find out about what he’s just done. Jenny takes him to her apartment and he stays there until the end of his mission. Tomorrow morning Brandon goes to his previous boss and starts asking questions. Mr. Donovan is pissed off not knowing that he is not talking to the guy he used to know before. After that Brandon goes to the apartment and starts digging into the past to find some answers about the company he worked for. He finds out that most of the money and wealth was stolen from the people. Then he stands up and places his hands on the top of his head. The

information starts appearing on the screen and the final answer shows in front of our eyes. The answer lies in the fact that no human can produce such amount of money with their own capabilities. He places his hands on his head again and discovers a place where all the human employee is hidden from the real world. Some of them are non-existence. They’re gone into the better place. Brandon takes his courage and goes to that place to see if there is anyone living. After a few hours he hears some sobbing and the old haggard voice from the last room in the row. He peaks inside and finds one old man lying on the floor. He looks exactly the same as Mr. Donovan.

ACT III

A man hardly can speak but he explains him the truth, that he was, or better said, that he is the real owner of the press company and that robotic power took over him thirty years ago. Brandon helps him to walk and they both go to his apartment. A real Mr. Donovan explains him everything about how it all begun and tells him the only way how to stop this robotic invasion. But it will have some consequences. With only one button deep in the Shadow Intelligence Center all robotic empire will disappear including Brandon himself. He is a little bit afraid but then realizes that this was the main reason he did what he did. He walks to the intelligence center and pretends to be one of the robot employees. When he finally reaches the hidden door he secretly sneaks inside. There is one enormous control table and a big screen above it. A loud voice starts echoing the industry walls saying that there is an intruder inside.

CULMINATION-RESOLUTION

In that very moment Brandon notices a big red button in the center of the control table. He runs to it and presses it. The whole building starts shaking. All robot clones fall down. Their engines are dead. On his way to the exit, Brandon’s clone dies too. This is the end. But then, all cabins start opening and the real living versions of the people are appearing. And our hero is here too. His mission is complete and he can now go back to his job. After Mr. Donovan’s death, Brandon becomes the new boss of the press company. He really became a new emperor of this large empire.

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